Identification and characterization of iron-regulated Bordetella pertussis alcaligin siderophore biosynthesis genes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 4877-4884

  Kang, Ho Young ^a   Brickman, Timothy J ^a   Beaumont, Fiona C ^a   Armstrong, Sandra K ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCALIGIN; BACTERIAL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; HYDROXAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; IRON; SIDEROPHORE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOSYNTHESIS; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ALCA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORDETELLA; BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0010570262     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.16.4877-4884.1996     Document Type: Article

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